Additional file 2. Search strategies
Searches will be limited to Full text, human studies from Jan 1980 to May 2015
CINAHL
((MH "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation") OR (MH "Magnet Therapy") OR Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR “TMS” OR magnet* ) AND ( (MH "Evoked Potentials, Motor") OR (MH "Evoked Potentials") OR MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR OR CMAP OR compound motor action potential OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli) AND ( amplitude OR size OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR map* OR peak OR cortical reorgani* OR excitab* OR plastic* OR neuroplast* OR cortical represent* OR (MH "Neuronal Plasticity") ) AND ( (MH "Reliability") OR (MH "Interrater Reliability") OR (MH "Reliability and Validity") OR (MH "Test-Retest Reliability") OR (MH "Intrarater Reliability") OR (MH "Equipment Reliability") OR (MH "Reproducibility of Results") OR (MH "Intraclass Correlation Coefficient") OR (MH "Internal Consistency") OR Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR “number of” OR “optimal number” OR similar*)
PsycInfo
( (MH "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation") OR (MH "Magnet Therapy") OR Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR “TMS” OR magnet* ) AND ( (MH "Evoked Potentials, Motor") OR (MH "Evoked Potentials") OR MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR OR CMAP OR compound motor action potential OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli) AND ( amplitude OR size OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR map* OR peak OR cortical reorgani* OR excitab* OR plastic* OR neuroplast* OR cortical represent* OR (MH "Neuronal Plasticity") ) AND ( (MH "Reliability") OR (MH "Interrater Reliability") OR (MH "Reliability and Validity") OR (MH "Test-Retest Reliability") OR (MH "Intrarater Reliability") OR (MH "Equipment Reliability") OR (MH "Reproducibility of Results") OR (MH "Intraclass Correlation Coefficient") OR (MH "Internal Consistency") OR Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR “number of” OR “optimal number” OR similar* )
PubMed
(((("Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation"[Mesh] OR Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR TMS OR “Magnet Therapy”[Mesh])) AND ("Evoked Potentials, Motor"[Mesh] OR MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR CMAP OR compound motor action potential OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli)) AND (amplitude OR size OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR map OR mapping OR maps OR peak)) AND ("Reproducibility of Results"[Mesh] OR Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR “number of” OR “optimal number” OR similar*)
CENTRAL
IDSearch
#1MeSH descriptor: [Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation] explode all trees
#2MeSH descriptor: [Evoked Potentials, Motor] explode all trees
#3MeSH descriptor: [Reproducibility of Results] explode all trees
#4Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR “TMS” OR magnet*
#5MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli
#6amplitude OR size OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR map* OR peak OR cortical reorgani* OR excitab* OR plastic* OR neuroplast* OR cortical represent*
#7Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR “number of” OR “optimal number” OR similar*
#8#1 OR #4
#9#2 OR #5
#10#3 OR #7
#11#5 AND #9 AND #6 AND #10
EMBASE
IDSearch
#1Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR “TMS” OR magnet*
#2MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli
#3amplitude OR size OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR map* OR peak OR cortical reorgani* OR excitab* OR plastic* OR neuroplast* OR cortical represent*
#4Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR “number of” OR “optimal number” OR similar*
MEDLINE
( (MH "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation") OR (MH "Magnet Therapy") OR Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR “TMS” OR magnet* ) AND ( (MH "Evoked Potentials, Motor") OR (MH "Evoked Potentials") OR MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR CMAP OR compound motor action potential OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli ) AND ( amplitude OR size OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR map* OR peak OR cortical reorgani* OR excitab* OR plastic* OR neuroplast* OR cortical represent* OR (MH "Neuronal Plasticity") ) AND ( (MH "Reliability") OR (MH "Interrater Reliability") OR (MH "Reliability and Validity") OR (MH "Test-Retest Reliability") OR (MH "Intrarater Reliability") OR (MH "Equipment Reliability") OR (MH "Reproducibility of Results") OR (MH "Intraclass Correlation Coefficient") OR (MH "Internal Consistency") OR Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR “number of” OR “optimal number” OR similar* )
PEDro
Search 1: Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Search 2: TMS
Search 3: Mapping
Search 4: Motor evoked potential
NIF
(Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR TMS) AND (MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli)
Scopus
TITLE-ABS-KEY(TMS OR transcranial magnetic stimulation) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY(MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY(amplitude OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR map* OR peak OR cortical reorgani* OR excitab* OR plastic* OR neuroplast* OR cortical represent*) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY(Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR "number of" OR "optimal number" OR similar*) AND PUBYEAR > 1979
Web of Science
TOPIC:(Transcranial magnetic stimulation OR TMS) AND TOPIC: (MEP OR MEPs OR motor evoked potenti* OR CMAP OR compound motor action potential OR sites OR pulses OR stimuli) AND TOPIC:(amplitude OR size OR volume OR CoG OR centre of gravity OR center of gravity OR distance OR shift OR peak) ANDTOPIC: (Reliab* OR reproduce* OR valid* OR consisten* OR accura* OR stable OR stability OR agree* OR “number of” OR “optimal number” OR similar*)